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First IMAX with Laser System in Italy to Open June 24 at Landmark Oriocenter in Azzano
ROME

June 2017 – IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) and UCI Italia, Italy’s largest cinema
circuit, today announced that guests visiting the Oriocenter mall in Azzano can soon enjoy the world’s
most immersive cinematic experience when UCI Italia’s new IMAX® theatre opens June 24. The theatre,
which will launch with the theatrical release of Michael Bay’s Transformers – The Last Knight, will
feature Italy’s first-ever IMAX® with Laser system as well as the largest IMAX screen in the country,
ushering in a new era of immersive moviegoing in Italy.

IMAX with Laser represents a quantum leap forward in cinema technology, providing audiences with the
sharpest, brightest, clearest and most vivid digital images ever, combined with a whole new level of
immersive audio.

UCI Orio is the 49th multiplex of the circuit and is located within Oriocenter, the largest shopping mall in
Italy and one of the largest in Europe. UCI Orio features 14 fully digital screens (five of which are 3Denabled),
with a Dolby Digital Surround audio system. It offers a total of 2,500 seats, including 472 extrawide
VIP seats and 34 seats for those with disabilities.

In addition to the IMAX theatre, the cinema’s strengths include: the new cafeteria concept branded
“Backstage Café”, a wide range of films and showtimes, SKIN UCICARD - the only loyalty scheme in
Italian cinema industry offering discounts and free tickets, the Cinefans pre-paid cards with five
discounted tickets included, “skip the queue” digital ticket-purchasing services; and ATM with the option
to pay in cash at no additional charge.

UCI Orio is for everyone! The wide-ranging programme features; blockbusters alongside live and prerecorded
events, daily opening at 10 am, the perfect venue for children’s birthday parties, arthouse films
in the ESSAI SCREENINGS and films in English, special pricing for all guests on Sunday mornings, and
on Tuesdays for women only.

“We are proud of our collaboration with IMAX which leads us to open this cinema where our guests can
live the best cinematic experience in Italy through vivid, bright and clear images never seen before on
screen and a powerful and truly immersive sound. All of these is the perfect synthesis of our mission:
create inspiring entertainment experiences for every guests,” said Andrea Stratta, Managing Director of
UCI Cinemas. These are exciting times for UCI, since we joined the AMC family last year, and our
guests will love the experiences we are investing in for the future. This includes a fantastic partnership
with IMAX to create some of the best cinemas in Europe.”

“We’ve been actively seeking a top-tier location where we could fit a purpose-built IMAX theatre to
represent a flagship site for our brand in Italy. I’m delighted that we have accomplished this goal with
Italy’s number-one exhibitor at such a premiere location,” said Giovanni Dolci, Vice President, Theatre
Development and Worldwide Sales, IMAX Corporation. “The new UCI Italia IMAX theatre will offer
moviegoers a truly immersive cinematic experience and make them feel as if they are part of today’s
biggest blockbusters with our state-of-the art laser projection technology. Together with our valued
partner, we look forward to launching the next evolution in immersive entertainment for film fans in
Italy.”

Designed from the ground up for IMAX's largest screens, the dual 4K laser projection system is equipped
with a new optical engine and suite of proprietary IMAX technologies capable of projecting an image
with up to a 1.43:1 aspect ratio with maximum resolution and sharpness, unparalleled 2D and 3D
brightness, industry-leading contrast, and an expanded color gamut that will allow filmmakers to present
more vivid and exotic colors than ever before.

The new system also includes IMAX's next-generation sound technology that delivers even greater power
and precision for ultimate audio immersion. It has been upgraded to 12 discrete channels plus sub-bass,
and includes additional side channels as well as new overhead channels that will improve the system's
ability to position sounds around the audience and further ensure every seat is the best in the house.

Continuing the legacy begun by his use of the 15 perf 65mm IMAX® cameras in The Dark Knight, The
Dark Knight Rises and Interstellar, acclaimed director Christopher Nolan has once again captured several
sequences of Dunkirk using IMAX® film cameras. Excluisvely in IMAX, these sequences will expand to
fill the entire IMAX screen with unprecedented crispness and clarity for a truly immersive experience for
moviegoers.

In April, the Company signed a 25-theatre agreement with UCI Italia’s parent company, AMC Theatres
and ODEON Cinemas Group, marking its largest European deal to date. The new IMAX theatres will be
located at ODEON Cinemas Group locations throughout Europe including Italy.

About UCI Italia

UCI Italy is the largest and most popular cinema operator in Italy, part of ODEON Cinemas Group, the
largest cinema circuit in Europe. Since 2016 it has been part of AMC Theatres, the largest movie
exhibition company in the U.S., in Europe and throughout the world with approximately 1,000 theatres
and 11,000 screens across the globe. ODEON Cinemas Group currently has multiplex cinemas in the UK,
Ireland, Austria, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Baltic countries and, naturally,
in Italy, where UCI CINEMAS is the leader with 49 multiplex, 495 screens and the largest market share.
The mission of UCI CINEMAS is to create inspiring entertainment experience for every guest, thanks to
the best in class audio and video standards of the projections, ultra-comfort and extra-wide VIP seats, and
an steady focus on every stage of the customer journey: from the programming selections and scheduling
to the promotional and loyalty strategies, from the customer service experience to the designing of new
services and products geared towards all cinema lovers.

About IMAX Corporation

IMAX, an innovator in entertainment technology, combines proprietary software, architecture and
equipment to create experiences that take you beyond the edge of your seat to a world you’ve never
imagined. Top filmmakers and studios are utilizing IMAX theatres to connect with audiences in
extraordinary ways, and, as such, IMAX’s network is among the most important and successful theatrical
distribution platforms for major event films around the globe.

IMAX is headquartered in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles, with offices in London, Dublin, Tokyo,
Shanghai and Beijing. As of March 31, 2017, there were 1,226 IMAX theaters (1,121 commercial
multiplexes, 14 commercial destinations and 91 institutions) in 75 countries. On Oct. 8, 2015, shares of
IMAX China, a subsidiary of IMAX Corp., began trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the
stock code “HK.1970.”

IMAX®, IMAX® 3D, IMAX DMR®, Experience It In IMAX®, An IMAX 3D Experience®, The IMAX
Experience®, IMAX Is Believing® and IMAX nXos®are trademarks of IMAX Corporation. More
information about the Company can be found at www.imax.com. You may also connect with IMAX on
Facebook (www.facebook.com/imax), Twitter (www.twitter.com/imax) and YouTube
(www.youtube.com/imaxmovies).

This press release contains forward looking statements that are based on IMAX management's
assumptions and existing information and involve certain risks and uncertainties which could cause
actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward looking
statements. These risks and uncertainties are discussed in IMAX’s most recent Annual Report on Form
10-K and most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.